In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the seventh of the previews in The OARacle this year. Research on early autism interventions focuses primarily on promoting social-communication skills, which are critical given their strong association with long-term developmental outcomes. However,…
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Arlington, VA, June 26, 2026 – Twelve graduate students recently received grants from OAR to support their research studies. OAR recently announced the recipients of its 2026 Graduate Research Competition. The program offers up to $1,000 to master’s students and $2,000 to doctoral candidates or post-doctoral students to conduct autism-focused research. This year, OAR is awarding 12 grants totaling…
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In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the sixth of the previews in The OARacle this year. In 2022, the prevalence of children with autism was 1 in 31, compared to 1 in…
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In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the fourth of the previews in The OARacle this year. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a widely-used, evidence-based, cost-effective therapy for…
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On March 3, a group of autism researchers and advocates announced the creation of an independent advisory body to help guide autism research priorities, according to Reuters. The group held its first meeting on March 19, which was also when the federally mandated Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) would have met, had the meeting not…
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In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the fourth of the previews in The OARacle this year. Autistic individuals in the United States are roughly four times more…
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A Swedish study recently published in BMJ suggests that autism may not be more prevalent in boys than girls. Researchers analyzed autism diagnoses in children born in Sweden between 1985 and 2020. By the end of the study in 2022, the male-to-female ratio was 1.2 and researchers projected that it would be equal at age 20 by 2024. Historically,…
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In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the third of the previews in The OARacle this year. The autism community uses quality of life as a measure of autistic adults’ satisfaction with their lives. Yet…
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April Autism Acceptance Month is just around the corner. You can play a big part in helping us reach our goals for promoting autism awareness and acceptance across the country! Goal 1: Provide informational resources to the autism community. OAR is proud to offer a wide range of free informational resources for the autism community. On our website, you’ll find…
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Join OAR to celebrate Autism Acceptance Month with our annual Active for Autism 5K and Kids Dash this April! This fitness and fundraising event promotes autism awareness and acceptance in our communities, with proceeds supporting new autism research and free, evidence-based resources. “Our 8th annual Active for Autism 5K and Kids Dash is shaping up to be our largest…
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